🏀 BRUNSON UNSTOPPABLE, TATUM DOWN AS KNICKS FLIP THE SCRIPT ON CELTICS
Byline:IDNN Global Basketball Desk
New York – It was wild, it was loud, and it was straight-up hostile. Jalen Brunson dropped 39 points to lead the New York Knicks to a comeback 121-113 win over the Boston Celtics, giving the Knicks a commanding 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semi-finals.
Boston led by 14 points early in the third, but Brunson ignited MSG like a powder keg. His fourth-quarter surge, capped by a steal and slam from OG Anunoby, sent Knicks fans into orbit.
“I wasn’t trying to take over,” Brunson said. “I just did whatever we had to do.”
Jalen Brunson dropped 39 points to lead the New York Knicks to a comeback 121-113 win over the Boston Celtics,
Tatum Injured, Celtics in Trouble
Celtics star Jayson Tatum dropped 42 points, but exited late in the fourth with a lower body injury. He was wheeled out of the Garden for scans.
Coach Joe Mazzulla:
“He’ll get the MRI. We’re concerned. We’ll figure it out.”
With Game 5 looming in Boston, the Celtics now face elimination and uncertainty.
📈 Eastern Conference Semi-Final:
Series
Scoreline
Next Game
Knicks vs Celtics
NYK leads 3-1
Game 5 – May 16 in Boston
TIMBERWOLVES MAUL WARRIORS, GO 3-1 UP
Golden State – Over in the West, Anthony Edwards delivered another statement night, dropping 30 points as the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Warriors 117-110, seizing control of their series.
17-0 run in the third quarter
Controlled the paint
Outscored GSW’s bench 36-15
Without Stephen Curry, the Warriors looked like a shadow of themselves. Draymond Green fouled out in frustration, and Klay Thompson shot just 4-of-14 from deep.
“We played soft,” said Warriors interim coach Kenny Atkinson.
Western Conference Semi-Final:
Series
Scoreline
Next Game
Timberwolves vs Warriors
MIN leads 3-1
Game 5 – May 16 in Minnesota
Edwards on the locker-room halftime talk:
“Coach said we were playing like we’d already won. So I turned it up.”
IDNN Takeaway
The 2025 NBA Playoffs just got personal. The Knicks smell blood, the Celtics limp, and Minnesota might be the scariest team left.
From Madison Square to the Midwest — it’s pressure, power, and playoff fire.
